Brown ended Harvard’s midseason win streak by tagging Brotemarkle for four runs in her four and two-thirds innings of work.

Bears’ freshman Jaimie Wirkowski continued her hot start to her collegiate career by going 2-for-4 and plating two runs.

In the fifth, Brotemarkle was chased by an RBI triple that gave Brown a 4-0 lead.

On the mound for the Bears, Marissa Berkes was in total control, going seven strong innings and only allowing one run—off of Murray’s bat.

“It would have been great to get all four games,” Brotemarkle said. “But we got some wins. We want to concentrate on finishing strong, and not worry about other teams.”

This weekend, the Crimson takes on the two teams at the bookends of the Ivy League, with doubleheaders against Penn and Princeton on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

The first-place Tigers have relied on consistency, with their only slip-up coming against Columbia. The Lions (15-17-0, 5-5-0) took Princeton (18-12-1, 8-1-1) to extra innings twice this weekend, so the Tigers’ position atop the league standings can be challenged.

Earlier in the season, Princeton tied Brown, 5-5, in a game that was called due to darkness.

Meanwhile, Penn is the doormat of the Ivies, but capable of upsetting Harvard if the Crimson looks past the Quakers (7-23-1, 1-9-0) on Saturday.

—Staff writer Robert A. Cacace can be reached at cacace@fas.harvard.edu.